beam trawling

Deconstructing destruction

Posted by Willie — 4 May 2007 at 12:00pm - Comments

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We often talk about 'destructive' fisheries on the oceans campaign - so I thought it was maybe time I explained what that means when we talk about cod. A purist could say that all fishing is destructive, in that it destroys the fishes' life at least, I guess.

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Thank you for helping us to stamp out beam trawling!

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Campaign archive: September 2007

Trawler trash at Leeds supermarkets

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6 December, 2006
"For every plate of beam trawled plaice, there are up to three plates of wasted sea life"

'Fishmongers' lay out dead fish, crabs, sponges and coral at entrances to Asda, Morrisons and Tesco

'Trawler trash' at Birmingham supermarkets

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5 December, 2006

Greenpeace 'fish mongers' hold a banner reading "ban beam trawling!"

'Fishmongers' lay out dead fish, crabs, sponges and coral at entrances to Asda, Morrisons and Tesco

Today, (Tuesday 5th December) Greenpeace volunteers have displayed hundreds of dead fish, crabs, sponges and coral - outside the entrance to a Birmingham Asda superstore, the fishmongers will also visit a Birmingham Morrisons and Tesco, later today (1). The action is part of a "trawler trash tour", visiting the same supermarkets across the UK (2).

The "trawler trash" roadshow

Posted by bex — 4 December 2006 at 12:37pm - Comments

For every plate of beam trawled plaice there are up to 3 plates of wasted sea life

Following their fine showing in London's Trafalgar square last month, our Greenpeace 'fishmongers' hit the road today on their mission to show supermarket shoppers how many of the nation's favourite fish are caught using wasteful and destructive methods - beam-trawling in particular.

Help us stamp out beam trawling

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Stamp out beam trawling

Your help in getting supermarkets to sort out their seafood is vital! As a consumer and potential customer, your concerns about what supermarkets sell can really put pressure on supermarket bosses to change their practices.

Beam trawlers - destroying the seabed

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"Fishing with modern technology is the most destructive activity on Earth"

Charles Clover, Environment Correspondent, Daily Telegraph

How beam trawling works

Sustainable seafood - a recipe for change

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    * Cover detail from the Greenpeace report "A Recipe for Change"

Greenpeace campaign archive: published 2006-11-15 

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